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An image of Jupiter’s moon Europa that shows its surface geology: a white surface with brown streaks.

Scientists Investigate How Heat Rises Through Europa’s Ocean

by Rebecca Owen 10 January 20249 February 2024

A new study examines how heat may be transferred from the mantle, through the ocean, and into the icy crust of one of Jupiter’s moons—perhaps among the most promising places in our solar system to search for life.

A rocket streaks across a dark blue sky, from the bottom left to the top right, leaving behind a bright white contrail.

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Uncertainty Abounds in Seeding the Sky to Fight Climate Change

by Sarah Derouin 9 January 20249 January 2024

Some scientists have suggested injecting solid particles such as alumina, calcite, or even diamonds into the atmosphere to temporarily limit climate warming. But new research shows there are still big unknowns.

Cars sit in multiple lanes of traffic on a congested road in Mexico. A man in a business suit with a yellow object under his arm is crossing the road in front of the vehicles with his back to the camera.

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Researchers Develop Mexico’s First Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Budget

by Rachel Fritts 8 January 202428 June 2024

A new study delves into 2 decades of data to create a comprehensive quantification of carbon, methane, and nitrous oxide sources and sinks that could help guide climate policy.

Scattered pieces of ice float in an icy sea. Snowy mountains and a cloudy sky are seen in the distance.

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Seawater Dynamics in an Underexplored Antarctic Fjord

by Sarah Stanley 3 January 20243 January 2024

Wind is the major driver of salinity changes within the narrow, glacier-fed cove.

An illustration showing the interior of Mercury, including its crust; the mantle, with a red “snow zone” with illustrations of iron snowflakes; and the core.

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Iron Snow Ebb and Flow May Cause Magnetic Fields to Come and Go

by Nathaniel Scharping 2 January 202420 February 2026

Lab experiments find that iron crystals in planetary cores may form in bursts, causing periodic dynamos.

A group of East African people outdoors, sorting through large white bags of food with USAID labels.

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Ocean Warming Sets the Stage for Dangerous but Predictable East Africa Droughts

by Saima May Sidik 6 December 202313 March 2024

Scientists have uncovered a connection between temperature gradients in the Pacific Ocean and deadly but predictable consecutive dry spells in East Africa.